Nation

Hurricane Idalia chases Florida residents from the Gulf Coast as forecasters warn of storm surge

Idalia also pummeled Cuba with heavy rains on Monday and Tuesday, leaving the tobacco-growing province of Pinar del Rio underwater and many of its residents without power. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Special session ends with no action in Tennessee

The session quickly unraveled into chaos over the past week as the GOP-dominant State House refused to take up gun control measures and instead spent most of the time ensnared in political infighting. Continue reading →

Politics

Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle parts of the US government and replace them with Trump’s vision

With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for wholesale changes in a possible second White House term for Donald Trump. Continue reading →

World

US does not want to ‘decouple’ from China, Raimondo says

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo told Chinese officials Tuesday that the United States was not seeking to sever economic ties with China, but she expressed a litany of concerns that were prompting the business community to describe China as “uninvestable.” Continue reading →

World

Rumors and misdirection keep crowds away from Prigozhin burial

Even in death, the movements of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian mercenary boss, were the subject of intense interest, contradictory reporting, and cultivated confusion. Continue reading →

World

Vatican tries to clarify pope’s remarks on Russia

Pope Francis did not intend to “glorify imperialistic logic” in off-the-cuff remarks last week about expansionist 18th-century Russian rulers, the Vatican said Tuesday, seeking to calm an outcry over comments that some critics said were too close to President Vladimir Putin’s justifications for invading Ukraine. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Ann Walsh promises a fresh start in District 3

In an unusually impressive field of City Council candidates, Walsh stands out with promises to break down barriers to city services for her constituents and pursue a forward-looking agenda. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Taiwan will not bow to China’s intimidation

China’s irrational and provocative actions not only pose a risk to the peace and stability in the region but also threaten democratic values and the rules-based international order. Continue reading →

OPINION

Wu’s Mass. and Cass tent ordinance is little more than a feel-good distraction

What use is another law when the ones on the books aren’t enforced? Continue reading →

Health

What to know about Biden’s push to negotiate drug prices: Who benefits and how?

Negotiated prices will become effective beginning in 2026. Continue reading →

NH Politics

Lawsuit to disqualify Trump filed in New Hampshire

The former president’s supporters have inundated the N.H. Secretary of State’s office with phone calls to protest the possibility that Trump may be kept off the ballot for the first-in-the-nation primary. Continue reading →

Politics

‘She’s ready to move on. We’re ready to support her in that.’ Top state official talks transportation secretary’s exit.

Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll told reporters Tuesday that Gina Fiandaca is “ready for her next challenge” and praised her short time in the administration. Continue reading →

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Turns out Donald Trump is built just like a lot of famous athletes. Or is he?

The former president self-reported himself as 6-3, 215, at his Georgia booking — the same size as Patriots receiver DeVante Parker and other sports notables. Continue reading →

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Jarren Duran will miss the remainder of the season because of toe surgery

The Red Sox center fielder sprained his left big toe as he climbed the wall on a Gleyber Torres home run Aug. 20 against the Yankees in New York. Continue reading →

On football

Bailey Zappe being released makes it clear: The Patriots are now Mac Jones’s team, and they don’t want any controversy

Jones not only is the Patriots’ starting quarterback for 2023, he was the only one on their roster as of Tuesday evening. Continue reading →

Business

Reactions in Mass. to Biden’s plan are varied. Here’s what advocates and biotechs say.

Advocates for seniors cite potential savings, while companies say lower price tags could inhibit research into new treatments. Continue reading →

NH Business

Farmers markets are struggling. Can they market themselves differently?

A new poll from the University of New Hampshire found that people were less interested in food being local or the size of vendors than researchers previously believed Continue reading →

Business

FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime

The malware network was used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Nicholas Hitchon, 65, who aged 7 years at a time in the ‘Up’ documentaries

Nicholas Hitchon, whose life was chronicled in the acclaimed “Up” series of British documentaries, beginning when he was a boy in the English countryside in 1964 and continuing through the decades as he grew to become a researcher and professor at the University of Wisconsin, died July 23 in Madison, Wisconsin. He was 65. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Nicholas Hitchon, 65, who aged 7 years at a time in the ‘Up’ documentaries

Nicholas Hitchon, whose life was chronicled in the acclaimed “Up” series of British documentaries, beginning when he was a boy in the English countryside in 1964 and continuing through the decades as he grew to become a researcher and professor at the University of Wisconsin, died July 23 in Madison, Wisconsin. He was 65. Continue reading →

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Arts

‘You and your partner are one person’: embracing closeness at the annual Boston Kizomba Festival

Dancers are gearing up for a festival that centers on the African diaspora, sensuality, and New England’s vibrant Lusophone-speaking communities. Continue reading →

Arts

The blueberry-hunting ‘Sal’ to her dad and millions of others

It was a beach day, by Maine standards — slightly overcast and moderately balmy, with a hint of balsam in the air. But on a peak-summer morning in July, 225 people steered clear of state parks and went to Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick instead. Continue reading →

Music

Toad in Porter Square sold to new owner, but it will remain a music venue

Toad and the adjacent Christopher’s restaurant have collectively been sold for “roughly” $3 million, according to current co-owner Holly Heslop. She said Toad will close on Sept. 16, but that she expects the new owner to reopen it soon after. Continue reading →